In its new REAL ID regulations, the Department of Homeland
Security appears to have dumped the problems of the statute on future presidents
like a rotting corpse left on the steps of the next administration – and not
just the next one, but the administration of whoever is president in 2018. By the time this thing is supposed to go
fully into effect, Chelsea Clinton and Jenna Bush may be fighting for the White
House.

That just confirms it:
Real ID needs to be repealed.
It is not only a threat to Americans' privacy but it is utterly
unworkable. After 3½ years of
efforts to implement this law, the tortured remains of the statute that appear
to survive in these regulations stand as stark evidence of that fact.

We are still analyzing these regulations and the extent to
which they address or evade the many specific problems with the original
statute, and will be discussing our findings at 2:00 p.m. EST today.

But it is time for Congress to recognize the situation and
take action. Rather than saddling
the states and the American people with this misfortune of a law until 2018 and
beyond, it should be repealed and replaced with a clean, simple, and vigorous
new driver's license security law that does not create a national ID.